If you go to an Indian grocery store you will see that urad dal is available in three types:
1) Whole urad dal which is black
2) Split urad dal which is black and white
3) Split and washed urad dal which is white.

In today’s recipe I used the 3rd type also known as ‘white lentil’. In Indian cuisine it is generally used to make a dry dal masala dish, unlike most dal dishes which are quite liquidy in consistency. I was never the biggest fan of this dish as a kid but I’ve got older I’ve oddly grown to love it. The thing that I love about cooking this dal is that it’s so simple to make-you don’t need a pressure cooker. It only takes 10 minutes to cook in a pan so I think it’s actually one of the quickest dals to make. You won’t find this dish at any Indian restaurant but it’s regularly made in the Sawhney household! Check out the recipe and try out this authentic dal dish for yourself🙂